A drone attack targeted the headquarters of the Russian Black Sea Fleet in Sevastopol, in the annexed peninsula of Crimea, on Saturday August 20, without causing injuries, announced the governor of Sevastopol, Mikhail Razvojayev.
“The drone was shot down just above the fleet headquarters, it fell on the roof and burst into flames”, he wrote on Telegram. The Incident “did not do serious damage” nor wounded, specified the governor, rejecting the responsibility for the attack on the Ukrainian forces.
This is the second drone attack in less than a month targeting the headquarters of the Russian Black Sea Fleet in Sevastopol. On July 31, a drone landed in the courtyard of the Fleet Headquarters, injuring five of its employees and causing the cancellation of the festivities planned for that day, on the occasion of the Day of the Russian fleet. Ukraine, accused by Russia of being behind this attack, had denied its involvement and qualified these accusations as “provocation”.
This new attack comes as explosions and attacks targeting Russian military infrastructure are increasing in Crimea. Thursday evening, Russian forces shot down a drone near a military airfield in Sevastopol. On Tuesday, explosions occurred at a military base and an ammunition depot in Crimea, with Russia calling them an act of “sabotage”. At the beginning of August, the explosion of ammunition intended for military aviation near the military airfield of Saki, in Crimea, had caused one death and several injuries.
In addition, the anti-aircraft defense system was activated on Saturday in Evpatoria, in western Crimea, according to the governor of the peninsula Sergei Aksionov. The Incident “did not cause any damage or injuries”he assured on Telegram.